The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS,
Comment of the Press on the Work of the
Convention.

Comment of the Press on the Work of the
Convention.
New YORK, September 30 I'm regard to
the work OF Yesterdays convention at Sara
togo, the Times says: "lf there are any
Democrats of the Randall pattern Ia New
York they were not present at the Saratoga
convention, or If they were, they were ST.
fenced by the overwhelming preponder-
ance of genuine and distinct tariff reform
sentim ent in the convention and in the
party Il represents. Toe resolution relat-
ing TO the question OF taxation is as strong
and clear as any that have been adopted by
any convention in the Union. and what is
especially significant, it is in substance,
and almost in words, the declaration Of the
Pre- ident himself. Coming from Mr..
ClevelRnd's own State and from the
Stale OF ex-Secretsry Manning and
Secretary Fairchild on the eve of Close
contest and after a certain number of pro-
fesSed Democratic journals have under
taken to warn the Democrats against any
pronounced utterance, this resolution is Of
extreme importance On the issue of the
tariff it fixes the position of the Democracy
in the greatest State of the Union, which
must have much influence with the party
throughout the country and especially az
it fixes definitely the ground on which the
New York Democracy will present Mr..
Cleveland's name to the National Conven-
ton next year. 1t makes it clear beyond
any dispute that the tariff issue is not TO
evaded, and that the policy of the Demo
cratic panty, 90 far as New York can de
eide it, will be one that Is more deinite
than any avowed by it s;nca 1876. The
wesBest point in the Democratic platform
is the resolution regarding civil service re-
form. As advocates OF the reform we ask
for nothing better than a direct popular
vote on it, confident as We are thst that
vote would battle, il ii did not silence It's
opponents"
President Cleveland and of Gov. Hill are
uron the whole, deserved, just and fair.
The demand for local self government for
cities is timely and right. But the plat
form is as noticeable for what it does not
the situation. Many things that the peo
| pie are seriously thinking and talking
about, 1t ignores. The inequalities and
abuses that are driving voters out of the
| old parties, it does not consider in politics;
| the influence of the saloons in party man
sgement and their failure to pay JUS
| share of the taxes they occasion; the
| growth of monopolies; the perversion o.
the Government from its purposes BY
| plutocratic brlbers and corruptlonists: or
these vital issues the platform, like that o.
the Republicans is silent. Tit
important thing for this convention to have
done was to stop the diversion of dissatisfied
voters of the labor party. What has III
| done in that direction? The presence o
Federal Office holders in the Democrat,
| state convention is much to be regretted
The active interference of Office holders il
conventions and nominations is in direc
| disobedience to the Presidents orders. 4
number of Federal officials hsve done tht
very thing which their superior offics
warned them against and declared to bt
indecent and unfair The President mus
see that he cannot afford to ignore thiI
disregard Of his authority in his oWi
| State"
The Sun says: "The most siguifcan
action of the convention was, through it
committee on resolutions, on the civi
service reform plank in the platform. /
was self evident from the action of tn
committee and the convention tia. TIA
large majority OF the delegates did not be
lieve in Mr.. Cleveland's civil servic
policy.